Supreme Court dismisses plea against holding West Bengal Assembly election in eight phases
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea to “prohibit” the conduct of Assembly election in West Bengal in an “unequal manner” in eight phases and direct a CBI probe into the use of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as a rallying slogan in the run-up to the polls.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde initially asked the petitioner, advocate M.L. Sharma, to approach the High Court or the Election Commission of India.
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